Gwendolyn Henry, LMSW

Gwendolyn Henry is a Licensed Master Social Worker who has worked in mental health for 27 years. She practices in Michigan and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and depression. She draws on long experience to listen carefully and respond to what each person brings to a session.

Her style is direct and compassionate. She helps people untangle worries, cope with life changes, and develop clearer ways to handle anger, impulsivity, and addictive patterns. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, parenting stress, caregiver burden, and issues tied to adoption or attachment.

Gwendolyn uses a mix of approaches to suit each person. She often centers the client’s perspective, works on changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, and uses trauma-focused tools when they fit the situation. Mindfulness and storytelling techniques are part of her toolbox too.

Her background includes work with hospice and end-of-life counseling, hearing-impaired clients, and people facing intense caregiver or compassion fatigue. That experience informs how she paces sessions and attends to practical needs as well as emotions.

She invites people who are dealing with mood disorders, ADHD-related struggles, or major life transitions to talk through realistic steps forward. To begin, readers should use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. The therapist follows the client’s lead and helps clarify goals and values in simple, practical terms. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior. It breaks big problems into small steps and teaches tools people can use between sessions to notice thoughts and try different actions. EMDR is a trauma-focused method used to reduce the intensity of painful memories; when it is a good fit, it aims to help people process difficult experiences in a paced way.

Choosing a method is a team effort. Gwendolyn will talk with the client about goals, symptoms, and past experiences to decide which approaches to try. She integrates different techniques rather than following a single method, and checks in regularly to see what is helping.

Confirm the current online session options before booking, since the profile does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins on a workday, reduce travel, or let someone avoid being on camera when they prefer. Therapists can also adapt exercises and homework for use between sessions so progress continues outside the appointment.